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Trump Defense Can No Longer Avoid John Bolton's testimony in the impeachment trial Former national security advisor, John Bolton has disclosed in his forthcoming book that it is for a fact that Mr. Donald Trump had disclosed to him about his intent to withhold funds from Ukraine as a pressure tactic to ensure the country’s leader aided investigations into Democrats, especially the Bidens . With this revelation, the need to investigate into witness testimony has become evidently clear, a fact, that the Republican dominated senate also may not be able to ignore. Trump has denied telling Bolton anything of this sort. The impeachment centered around the allegation that it was indeed a pressure tactic used by Trump to bend the Ukrainian PM to investigate the Bidens to suit his election campaign strategy. Later on, Trump decided to withhold the aid money that had been duly sanctioned by the Congress in a unanimous vote. This could be a possible reason as to why T

Trump continues to reverse all good done for America to suit his personal agenda Amidst charges of corruption and wrong use of the seat of power, Donald Trump is going to speak at the Marchfor Life in Washington in the coming days, making him really the first American president to attend the anti-abortion march in person for the first time in the history of the nation. Trump has gone all out to ensure his presence in felt in all those controversial circuits which will turn his vote bank numbers around. His strategy has been well thought out and most of his appearances are the fall back plans of the gross misconduct that he has carry around. Making light of the whole impeachment process, he has called the Democrats working away dubiously, to defame him. Political analysts are right in saying that he has indeed won applaud from antiabortion advocates for his efforts to restrict abortion (illegal) access and appoint conservative judges. He is strongly supported b

Leaders of eleven nations get together to cement the peaceful future of Libya at the Berlin Summit In a recently concluded Berlin summit, world leaders contemplated a permanent solution to the unstable conditions of governance in Libya. The common consensus is for an ‘enduring ceasefire’ that cannot be achieved unless outside forces are stopped from escalating the war conditions by providing military know-how. It has been agreed that if players like Turkey have to be kept at bay, a stringent arms embargo is important to be in place. The violation of the embargo would be met with stringent sanctions imposed. Country or countries might also have to face the wrath of multinational force. For the 11 countries in participation, the agenda was the same- to end the war between the UN recognized Libyan government in Tripoli and forces of General Khalifa Haftar . By doing this, the world nations are ensuring Turkey does not get a quick route through Libya to Mediterran

An Iranian Lawmaker Has Announced a Bounty On Trump The hatred for Mr. Donald Trump has reached its peak when an Iranian lawmaker has put an award on whoever was willing to kill the US President for a sum of $3 million. The Iranian saga started with Trump’s selfish actions which were not voted for by the Congress. Even his idea of extracting forces from Syria was severely criticized by the House of Representatives and he was later put under a majority vote that he could not taken any other action in Syria without running it with the Congress. The assassination of the top General of Iran was a huge politicized conspiracy that Trump undertook to supposedly weaken and get back at Iran with force. The same was also criticized by the House of Representatives and the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who said that Trump’s actions are selfish and completely irresponsible action that could escalate a war. The aggressive announcement by Iran comes as a tit-for-tat strategy du

Bloomberg becomes a strong front runner for his African American advocacy Michael Bloomberg has a distinct talk point for his election campaign. He wants to work for the upliftment of the African American citizens. Speaking in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bloomberg said that it was his aim to work towards narrowing down the ‘wealth gap’ that exists between black and white Americans. He intends boosting black ownership of homes and businesses and by investing in poor neighborhoods. Bloomberg was a late entry into the run for 2020 American presidency. Even then, he has garnered support among the African American population. His poll numbers are good due to his ability to have captured attention through his heavy and robust election campaigns.   Speaking at the occasion, a day before a holiday marked to honor the slain revolutionary Martin Luther King Jr. he announced how his plans will help one million black Americans own homes over 10 years. Calling his plan the Green

Stories of human atrocities are rampant in the recently released UN report that highlights the worst kind of living conditions of women and children More than 2 million children have been severely affected mentally and psychologically due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War According to the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria , there has been complete disregard to laws of war and the Convention On The Rights of the Child by all parties involved in Syria. This was said by the Commission chair Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro . The physiological damage is much more. While speaking to UN representatives, most victimized women agreed that their children have lost the ability to dream and think straight.   According to the findings, crime continues to be deeply gendered.   The study has collated data based on approximately 5,000 interviews conducted between September 2011 and October 2019 with Syrian children. These also include data collected through eyewitnesses, survivor

Militia backed by Iran have been getting surprise airstrikes which no one is claiming responsibility for  Iranian back militia was recently attacked through airstrikes in eastern Syria and no one has taken responsibility of the strikes. Atleast eight persons have said to have perished along with weapons stores and shipments. Airstrikes hit resources near the Iraqi border. According to a U.K.-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attack destroyed Weapons warehouses and vehicles near the city of Alboukamal, Iraq. It is worth mentioning that Israel has been targeting the Iran led forces and weapon warehouses in order to prevent it from establishing permanent presence in Syria. Iran backs the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It has used its presence in Syria to cement a land route through Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, where it supports proxy forces. Due to sudden firing on such facilities, it has been reported that as a precautio

American Congress is now curbing Trump action against Iran as a way to discipline an unruly school boy   Democratic led House has had to curb Trump action and there has been no resistance from the Republicans this time The Democratic led House has put the President’s action under check, like trying to rein a bad tempered school boy. Mr. Donald Trump will not be able to act at will, especially in the case of Iran. According to a popular vote at the House, he will now need to seek approval from Congress  before engaging in further military action against Iran. This was decided after a voting showed complete support for no military action escalating chances of war. The House passed the measure, 224-194, and saw almost no Republican support. De-escalation is on everyone’s platter and no one is interested in going on war. Unlike Trump, who might not have weighted the grave loss at hand, lest Iran was to retaliate in severe military fashion, the NATO nations and rest of E

Erdogan's power game in Libya is disturbing a world order Moscow had asked Turkey not to intervene in Libya and send military support  The legitimate Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) had asked for military help and that is when Turkey stepped in. According to a public statement that Erdogan has made over sending troops to “ensure there is a ceasefire in Libya. They are not there to fight.” But that is an ironic statement to make, owing to the fact that this legitimate government has not been able to handle the offensive by the self styled General Haftar in the East. As of now, at least three different groups can claim to have the ability for credible and legitimate governance in Libya. But the fact of the matter is that only the Government of National Accord (GNA) is recognized, and that also outside the country and in the West. In fact, Western nations and the United Nations don’t just recognize the GNA—they created it. So, Erdogan is going to play u

With Boris Johnson missing in action, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks for Britain and sounds unshakable support to its biggest military ally, the United States Dominic Raab has made a balanced public statement as a sound trade ally for the US With the US having opened a door of offensive against Iran, the world fears the worst. According to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab “Iran might want to take its revenge by attacking the American allies. On the orders of Donald Trump, the US assassinated Gen Qasem Soleimani , commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds force. While Britain holds a balanced diplomatic stand, it has not shared the best relationship with Tehran in the last few months. Many citizens holding dual citizenship have been captive in Iran, and despite repeated requests had not been released. But 10 Downing Street, the US is its biggest military trade partner. There are reasons British parliament would want to side with the US. B

Is Trump's action short sighted, egoistic and a call for a disaster for the world?  Iraqis seem to be dancing on the streets after the death of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani , according to a video grab shared by the US Secretary of the State Mike Pompeo in his latest tweet. Iraqi civilians have various reasons to celebrate the death of Iranian Commander Qasem Soleimani Undeniably, Iraq civilians had be troubled with constant interference from Iraqi government. In the midst of a civil disobedience that had gripped Iraq, it was confirmed that Qasem Soleimani had flown into Baghdad to convince Amiri and his militia leaders to keep supporting Abdul Mahdi, the now acting PM of Iraq whose leadership was under threat of being oust. Soleimani ’s direct intervention was a sign that Iran was directly influencing and meddling with Baghdad’s political scene. Iraqi population has been aware of this influence and has been asking for a complete new government represent